Letters to the editor for Friday, March 15, 2013

Friday

Mar 15, 2013 at 2:00 AM

40 Days for Life began its Spring Campaign Feb. 13. Once again, prayerful vigil volunteers will have an opportunity to offer their support to women entering the Planned Parenthood clinics in Goshen and Newburgh.

40 Days for Life began its Spring Campaign Feb. 13. Once again, prayerful vigil volunteers will have an opportunity to offer their support to women entering the Planned Parenthood clinics in Goshen and Newburgh.

Pregnant mothers seeking abortions do have a choice, and our goal is to encourage them to choose life, not only for their unborn babies, but also for themselves. These confused and misled mothers have no idea what lies beyond the clinic doors and, once they have entered, their fate is sealed.

If the mother is fortunate enough to survive an abortion, her life will never be the same. She will suffer severe physical, emotional and psychological effects for the remainder of her life. The potential father involved will suffer the same effects and will always regret his lost fatherhood. We want to remind them that there is an alternative to abortion, and we will be there to support them each step of the way.

Resources are available to provide professional examinations, care and appropriate counseling explaining the risks involved in having an abortion. Once fully informed, a mother and father are free to make their own decision.

Carolyn Bedell

Middletown

I want to comment on Ken Hall's bemusing view of whether Rep. Chris Gibson is a conservative, moderate or heaven forbid a liberal.

Gibson supports the Constitution of the United States, including the Second Amendment. He also champions responsible fiscal management of the federal government and a great concern regarding our rapidly increasing federal debt. These are hardly the concerns of a liberal.

But Hall overlooked the obvious, that Gibson is above all else a patriot. He has served multiple deployments to war and has worn the "Red Badge of Courage," for which he is a recipient of the Purple Heart.

Charles M. Breiner

Claryvile

A story appeared by Henry Chu of the Los Angeles Times stating that on Feb. 28, some cardinals kissed the hand of Benedict XVI.

This is erroneous, as they were kissing the ring on his right-hand ring finger. This is a greeting and a sign of respect. All bishops, archbishops, cardinals and the pope have a ring as the sign of their office.